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This seminar examined the policy proposals of the Wolf Report. Abstract: The Wolf Report puts forward both strong criticism of and radical proposals for VET in England. Alison Wolf’s analysis…

This seminar focused on the impact of the 14-19 Diploma programme in the UK. Abstract: The 14-19 Diplomas were introduced in September 2008 as part of government reforms of the…

This seminar reflected on three decades of education and industry interaction. Abstract: The aim of this seminar was to explore topics that sometimes get shunted to one side. With youth…

An article by Rob Strathdee, Work, Employment and Society, 15(2) pp.311-326 In this article Strathdee focuses on the job seeking methods of a group of eleven poorly qualified male school…

England risks a shortage of science and maths teachers graduating next summer. The government’s new School Direct scheme is recruiting too few trainee teachers in key subjects experts believe. Read…

Private school pupils are more likely to go to top universities, despite efforts to widen access, data suggests. A total of 64% of privately educated A-level students got into the…

The National Careers Service is kicking off a week-long Jobs Bus roadshow, run in partnership with the Daily Mirror and Fish4jobs. The Jobs Bus will tour England from 15th to…

Top-class vocational qualifications should be called A-levels so they have the prestige they need to rescue the UK from its chronic skills shortage, John Cridland the head of the CBI…

The ‘Call for papers’ for the third Education and Employers Taskforce academic research conference is open and runs until 25 October. The ‘Exploring school-to-work transitions in international perspective’ conference will…

A growing gender divide is opening up in schools with girls shying away from maths and science A-levels and fewer boys opting for English and creative subjects. Read the full…